The Press., 1887-05-05

Be it enacted by the Senate and House o I Representatives in General Assembly a convened:
 Section 1. There is hereby established ! within and for the town of Stafford anG borough of Stafford Springs court to be known as and called the borough court oi Stafford Springs; said court to have juris' d1ctIon and cognizance of all crimes and misdemeanors committed within said town and borough, and punishment whereof does not exceed the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars fine or imprisonment in the common jail or work-house for six months, or snch fine and Imprisonment both, and shall further have all the jufls. dlction, powers, and authority belonging to lustlces of the peace in all matters of 8 criminal form or nature arising within ! said town or borough, and shall further have jurisdiction of all breaches or viola ! tions of all bylaws of said town and bor- ough, and shall have full power and au- thority to enforce all fines, penalties, and forfeitures occurring under such pfosecu- tions, and shall have power to proceed to trial under judgment and grant warrant ot execution ln the same manner assj justices of the peace in the several towns may dc III criminal cases lawfully brought before them; provided, that the accused may ap- peal to the next superior court having criminal jurisdiction for. Holland County, and upon such hSappeal he shall give a rec ognizance with surety to the state, condi- toned that he shall appear before said su- perior court to answer the complaint and abide the judgment in order of said court thereon, aud on his failure to enter into such recognizanee said court shall lEorder him to be committed to the jail in said county until the next session of said su- -perior court, then to ansyer to said com plaint, and abide the order and judgment of said superior court thereon. <-.-,.. .f
 Sec 2. There shall be judge and dep uty judge of said court, to be appointed by tho general assembly, and they shall take the oath by law provided for judicial officers, and shall hold their respective of- fees for two years, commencing op the first Monday of July next following their electon, and until others are chosen and sworn in their stead. The deputy judge shall in case of vacancy in the office of or at his request, act as the judge of sad court, and shai while so acting, have all the powers of said judge.
 Sec. 3. Said court may adjourn any case to future day, aud require a srecog- nizance for the appearance of the accused, and when the court may have final juris- diction of the case the bond shall be taken to the borough Of Stafford Springs, and in all other cases, andsnpon appeal and bind ing over to the superior court the bond or recognlzance shall be taken to the state.
 Sec. 4. The iudge of said court shall exercise the powers and duties of clerk of the same he shall keep the records of said court and certify the same and copies thereof and he shall receive all fines, pen alties, and costs, and dispose of and dis burse the same in the manner now pro- vided by law for justices of the peace in criminal cases brought before them.
 Sec. 5. The same costs shall be taxed in said courts in all cases and proceedings of criminal nature as are taxed in similar cases and proceedings before justices of the peace, except there shall be taxed for the trial of each case two dollars, and, if the trial of any case consumes 3 longer time than one day, there shall be taxed two dollars per day. All costs taxed in said court in all cases and proceedings of a criminal nature, which are not paid by the accused or received from the superior court or otherwise received, shall be paid by the town of Stafford, to be drawn from the treasurer of said town upon the written order of said judge, in the same manner as is now provided by law for justices of the peace in similar cases. ..-. .-..,--r ...-
 Sec. 6. All process and subpoenas is- sued by said court may be signed by; the judge or deputy judge.
 Sec. z. Sureties of the peace and good behavior may be required by said court in such cases, and in such manner as justices of the peace are now authorized by law to require the same; and said court may re- quire sureties of the peace and good be- havior in addition to or in lieu of any pen alty imposed by said court in cases or pro- cee dlngs of a criminal nature brought be- fore it, whenever the interest of public justice require such sureties to be given.
 Sec. 8. Said court shall be held to be a police court, and said court and the judge thereof shall have all the power conferred upon such courts and the judges thereof.
 Sec. 9. Grand jurors may make com plaint to said borough court in the same manner as now provided by law in caees of criminal form or nature brought before justices of the peace.
 Sec. 10. Said court shall have jurisdic- tion ins civil actions when the debt, dam- age, or matter in demand does not exceed the sum of three hundred dollars. The taxable costs in all civil cases returned to UT tT1cu U9 6aIu COuEG Suall D0 the same &S before justices of the peace, except that the trial fee shah be two. dollars per day. All such suits shall be returned to said court in the same time and manner as in civif actions before a justice of the peace ]; and the judge of said court shall keep a record of the entry and disposition of such causes and certify to the records of said court and copies of such records The judge shall issue execution on the iudg- ments of said court.
 Sec. II. Said court may proceed to try any civil cause brought before it by jury. in the manner that is now provided by law for the trial of causes by jury, in cases brought before justices of the peace.
 Sec. 12. In all causes tried by said court the right of appeal to the super1or court shall exist.
 Sec. t13. The town of Stafford shall pro- vide courtroom in said borough and such other accomm modations for said courts as shall be necessary, including record books, blanks, and stationery.
 Sec. IA. To the prevailing party in any civil action tried before said court, in which the judgment rendered is for sum greater than one hundred dollars, there shall be allowed as costs an indemnity fee of five dollars 1; in causes when the iudg- ment IS for sum less than the above an indemnity fee of two dollars shall be al- lowed.